Director of Nursing/Emergency Services

Hillcrest Medical Center is a 656-bed hospital that includes The Alexander Burn Center, The Peggy V. Helmerich Women's Health Center, Kaiser Rehabilitation Center, the latest technology for the treatment of cancer, and the Oklahoma Heart Institute.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Nurse Director/Emergency Services is a professional registered nurse with 24-hour responsibility for assigned departments, ensuring adherence to established standards to achieve the organization's mission and vision. This role involves overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the unit/departments, executing supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.

The Nurse Director provides leadership and mentorship in the development of leaders and staff, and is responsible for monitoring and evaluating quality, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction outcomes to implement strategies for improvement. As a change agent, the Nurse Director will establish strong collaborative relationships with physicians and oversee the overall administrative, financial, and clinical activities of assigned departments.

• Executes strategic planning, leads mentoring/coaching and identifying department succession strategy.

• Oversight of physician relationships and engagement.

• Collaborates with marketing and nursing leadership in marketing, community outreach, and visibility.

• Development and oversight of quality initiatives, staffing and productivity guidelines, and customer service goals.

• Analyzes and monitors compliance with accrediting and regulatory agency standards.

• Plans and organizes orientation and in-service training for staff members, and participates in guidance and educational programs.

• Develops, implements and evaluates policies, standards and programs that supports unit/departments.

• Develops and submits budget strategies and capital budgets for the unit/departments.

• Uses forecasted budget to guide expenditure decisions.

• Initiates activities to enhance revenues and support cost reduction and containment activities.

• Demonstrates empathy, intentionally works to put others at ease

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing required; Master's Degree in Nursing and/or related field, preferred.

• Minimum of five (or 3-5)years' clinical nursing experience of which 3 (or 2)years must have been in
  management capacity.

• Certification in clinical specialty or nursing administration, preferred.

• Current RN license or current license deemed acceptable by the applicable State Board of Nursing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Requires strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.